Luiz is a Roman Abramovich favourite, one that has been bought twice by the club and who's personality is certainly one that connects well with the club's supporters due to the passion that he shows on the pitch and off it.

With the loss of John Terry, Luiz is one of the side's leaders and he has proven that over the past, and while Christensen has many qualities, he doesn't quite have the experience yet that his Brazilian mentor has.

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But surely now the starting shirt belongs to Christensen, so Luiz must find a way to fight back into Conte's thinking.

The first way will be on the training pitch, and while several players are currently on international duty, Luiz has already been back at Cobham to get himself ready for the next match against West Brom.

The next bit could be convincing Conte that he could play next to Christensen, either on the right or the left, and we know that he certainly has the ability on the ball to bring the ball out from either side.

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You feel the next way could be an injury or suspension, which Chelsea and their fans really won't want to see, to one of the back three, that could allow Luiz the chance again to prove himself in the starting XI.

There is no doubt that Luiz still has a massive part to play for the rest of the season, but Conte might already be looking to the future and Luiz is going to have to battle hard to get that place back.